Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Apple iPhone SE (2022)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced August 2018 2023, July 11 March 2022
Status Available - August 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, July Coming Soon - March 2022
Price Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 43,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm
(6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2783, A2784, A2785
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2783, A2784, A2785, A2782
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 12 iOS 15.3
User Interface - One UI 4 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680, Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
Hexa-core (2xX.XX GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Adreno 660 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 6/8 GB 8 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 128/512 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
HD+ Retina IPS LCD
625 nits (typ)
Ion-strengthened Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 6.4 inches 6.4 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.15% 85.34% 65.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide)
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps (gyro-EIS) [Similar]
7 MP, f/2.2
HDR
1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 128 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Fast wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Qi wireless charging
Capacity 4000 mAh 4500 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -